| 2008-03-25 Science and Technology News at Softsland.com |
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Analysts Predict Microsoft Will Increase Its Bid for Yahoo
Market experts predict that software giant Microsoft will eventually raise its $31 per share bid for Yahoo as it attempts to wrestle away market share in the lucrative online search market from chief rival, Google. Despite Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's initial offer, analysts from Citigroup Investment Research said that the company will most likely succumb and agree to a merger.
Date: 2008-03-25 22:46:05
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Yahoo Joins Google's OpenSocial Program
Yahoo Tuesday added its name to Google's OpenSocial program, designed allow applications run on differing Web sites. The OpenSocial, which also claims MySpace as a member, targets Facebook.
Date: 2008-03-25 13:04:50
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Gartner: PC Sales To Grow Slower In 2008
Technology research firm Gartner has lowered its projection of PC sales for 2008, predicting 10.9 percent growth rather than 11.6 percent rise announced in December. Laptops and emerging markets are expected to be key to PC growth.
Date: 2008-03-25 12:06:09
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Canadian Campus Launches Mobile Phone Emergency Alert Service
Dalhousie University launched on Monday a mobile-phone based text alert system to warn students, faculty and staff of campus emergencies such as shoot-outs, fire or a chemical spill. The newly launched text messaging service will complement seven other alert systems which includes emails and the old-fashioned bullhorn.
Date: 2008-03-25 09:33:15
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Study: 50% Of Mobile Phones Music Capable By 2011
A study predicts that half of mobile phones will be musical by 2011. The predictions by MultiMedia Intelligence, state that while the phone sales after three years will stay at 941 million, half of those units will catering to the trend of mobile music technology.
Date: 2008-03-25 07:36:47
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Netflix Website Experiences Down Time
The website of online video rental store Netflix experienced an outage Monday, complicating the lineup of movies for delivery. The malfunction occurred at around 7 a.m., forcing the company to miss a deadline for shipment of movies scheduled for a Monday delivery to customers.
Date: 2008-03-25 07:26:00
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Microsoft Warns Of Word Security Glitch
Software company Microsoft recently released a public notice warning customers of a Microsoft Word vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by hackers, making the owner's user rights available for another person's use. According to the notice, the problem streams from the Microsoft Jet Database Engine, which usually opens data access to different programs, whether Microsoft or third-party generated.
Date: 2008-03-25 07:24:57
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Houston Turns Around IT White Elephant Into Free WiFi For City's Poor
Instead of allowing a failed project that aimed to bridge the digital divide between the city's connected and unconnected residents, Houston will use part of the $5 million penalty imposed on the defaulting contractor to provide free WiFi access to the city's poor.
Date: 2008-03-25 07:18:54
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Digg Founder Says 3G-Capable iPhone To Feature Video Chat
Kevin Rose, co-founder of popular online news community site Digg, said that iPhone maker Apple is preparing to launch an iChat application that will bring video chat feature to the upcoming 3G-capable iPhones. Basing his statements on his unnamed sources, Rose made his predictions on an online show Diggnation, which he hosts with Digg co-founder Alex Albrecht.
Date: 2008-03-25 05:53:53
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